1924-25 C144 Champ’s Cigarettes Hockey Cards

Issued relatively late for a tobacco set, the C144 Champ's Cigarettes Hockey set appeared during the 1924-25 NHL season. Unlike earlier tobacco-issued cards, they feature an ad back that allows collectors to know exactly where they originated. They're also quite scarce.

1924-25 C144 Champ's Cigarettes Hockey card fronts feature a sepia-toned player picture surrounded by a white border area. The player's name appears below his image. Card backs begin with the cigarette brand name, a notation that it is one of 60 cards and the player's name. A short biography appears and is followed by a description of a hockey rule. An advertisement for the Tobacco Products Corp. of Canada appears at the bottom.

Sixty unnumbered cards make up a complete 1924-25 C144 Champ's Cigarettes Hockey set. Among the cards are many of the NHL's stars of the era, including Howie Morenz, Georges Vezina, King Clancy and Auriel Joliat.